Thursday, July 29, 2010

You are here: Home >

Posts tagged as:

new alcohol technology

Schumer Says Technology Will End Drunk Driving

June 4, 2010

Always a glutton for media attention, U.S. Senator Charles “Chuck” Ellis Schumer has involved himself in such controversial and well-covered issues as immigration reform and universal voter registration. Schumer’s latest quest for the media lime-light includes his push for legislation “to boost alcohol-detection technology in cars, which he said could greatly reduce drunk driving — [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

Lindsay Lohan’s SCRAM Prone to False Positives

May 25, 2010

On May 24, 2010, Lindsay Lohan was once again ordered to wear a SCRAM bracelet to monitor her sobriety.  Trouble is, the bracelet is not “stunningly accurate” as has been reported elsewhere. The monitor is worn around the ankle and has sensors that measure the alcohol in the wearer’s body as it travels through the [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

New Alcohol Tether Case Law

February 13, 2010

As described in the previous article, it is important for DUI lawyers to understand how transdermal electrochemical alcohol testing works, and sometimes, how it does not work. It is also important for DUI lawyers to have a good understanding of the case law surrounding this type of alcohol testing.  In this regard, there is a [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

What do Global Warming and Drunk Driving Defense Have in Common?

December 1, 2009

Answer: Scientists involved in the prosecution of drunk and drugged driving and global warming both use science and scientific principles to make their case.  Some also believe that both misuse science and hide the truth in order to mislead the public. Regarding global warming this point is made in an article entitled Secrecy in science is a [...]

  • Share/Bookmark

Will Technology End Drunk Driving?

October 17, 2009

As fast as technology has moved in the past 20 years it’s a wonder it’s even possible to drive drunk today. One would think that governments everywhere would have required car manufacturers to install something in cars that would disable them if the driver was drunk. The problem is that this is not such an [...]

  • Share/Bookmark